Honey Bees

Author:

Jesus CervantesIllustrator:

Tom LeonardGenre:

Expository Nonfiction

Honey BeesDay 1

Long e: e, ee

we w eseed s ee dme m esee s eeneed n ee dsleep sl ee pwheel wh ee l

Word Work

h e heb ee f beefd ee p deepfr ee freesh e shequ ee n queengr ee n greent ee th teeth

Word Reading

• we• feel• these• sweet• Pete• step• he• keep

• weed • tree• she• ten• week• Steve• me

Honey Bees

Syllables VCCV

• tablet tab let• attic at tic• kitten kit ten• rabbit rab bit• problem prob

lem• traffic traf fic

• button but ton• hidden hid den• object ob ject• fabric fab ric• until un til

nap napkin ribbon rib net

ten bonnet pet tennis trumpet one syllable two syllables

Word ReadingWord Reading

• kitten• insect• napkin• happen• object• pretzel• rabbits• invent

• trumpet• pencil• until• problem• basket• attic• traffic

Poem

Genre: Expository

NonfictionExpository nonfiction tells facts about real people, places, or animals. This article tells about honey bees.

Honey BeesDay 3

Long e: e, ee and Syllables VCCV

• she

• sheep

• hidden

• me

• jacket

• jeep

• mitten

High – Frequency WordsHigh – Frequency Words

also new

some other

their family

food grow

little many

together work

Antonyms

Antonyms are words that mean the opposite.

outside

bad

hot

large

Amazing Words

individual –

An individual is one person.

industrious –

An industrious person works hard.

special –

Special means “different from or really good.”

Amazing Words

creep –

Creep means “to move slowly and quietly.”

slither –

To slither means “to move along by sliding.”

Amazing Words

• romp -

To romp means to move or play in a lively way.

Amazing WordsAmazing Words

eagerly –

Eagerly means “with excitement.”

wander –

To wander means “to move from place to place without a reason.”

Honey BeesDay 4

Long u, e; Ending -ed

• cuteCVCe• spelled spell ed• mixed mix ed• rested rest ed

Word Reading• around• mud• under• best• food• water• June• these• saw• grow

• find • her• rode• called• into• Dave• walked• sun• bugs• bike

Sentences to Read Sentences to Read

June called to me as she rode her bike around the water.

I saw that Dave walked into the mud.

Will the bugs find food under the tree?

These seeds grow best in the sun.